Lebogang Mashego

Education: Bachelor of Arts, majored in Journalism and Media Studies, and History, Rhodes University (2015-2018)

Experience: Journalist at Oppidan Press (from 2015 - 2017), W24 (now called News24 Lifestyle (2018), Intelligence Transfer Centre (2019), Opera News (2019-2020)

Awards: Recipient of the INMA Elevate Scholarship (2022)

Lebogang Mashego runs the Current Affairs desk. She joined the Briefly News team in 2021. She has 6 years of experience in the journalism field. Her journalism career started while studying at Rhodes University, where she worked for the Oppidan Press for 3 years. She worked as a lifestyle writer and editor at W24 and Opera News. She graduated with a BA degree majoring in Journalism and Media Studies in 2017. She's a recipient of the INMA Elevate Scholarship. Email: lebogang.mashego@briefly.co.za

2387 articles published since 17 Jun 2021

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President Cyril Ramaphosa allegedly refuses to give ANC top 6 details of Phala...

Politics

3 years ago

Pharmacists raise concerns about the SA Post Office's plan to distribute chronic...

South Africa

3 years ago

Chief Justice Raymond Zondo set to deliver final part of State Capture report to...

Politics

3 years ago

Cyril Ramaphosa & Patrice Motsepe being probed over "suspicious" sale of 4...

Politics

3 years ago

Explained: Why the world is on the brink of a humanitarian crisis due to...

Explainer

3 years ago

Company offers Joburg EMS robots to assist in the search of a 6 year old boy who...

South Africa

3 years ago

President Cyril Ramaphosa tells South Africans to calm down and wait for officials to complete probe into farm theft

Politics

3 years ago

President Cyril Ramaphosa has upset South Africans after he asked citizens to first wait for law enforcement officials to finish investigating the farm theft.

Kwaggafontein Police Station robbed by armed men who held night staff hostage and stole guns, SA outraged

South Africa

3 years ago

The South African Police Service in Mpumalanga is on the hunt for a crew who robbed and stole firearms from the Kwaggafontein Police Station on Wednesday night.

EFF's Julius Malema threatens to leak video of President Cyril Ramaphosa counting hard cash on a plane

Politics

3 years ago

Julius Malema, the leader of the Economic Freedom Fighters has alluded to having incriminating video footage of President Cyril Ramaphosa counting hard cash.

South Africa's next leaders: 7 Young people under 30 who are members of Parliament, Naledi Chirwa and more

Editorial

3 years ago

The class of 1976 paved the way for young people today when they marched in the streets on June 16 to fight for their rights against the apartheid regime.

Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane's ultimatum to President Cyril Ramaphosa to lift her suspension backfires

Politics

3 years ago

President Cyril Ramaphosa says Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane is still suspended despite her writing a letter demanding that the he revokes his decision.

Senzo Meyiwa murder trial: Adv Teffo says the state has been in possession of the 2nd docket since January

South Africa

3 years ago

The Senzo Meyiwa murder trial has been postponed as the state and the defence continue to battle it out over a second docket that has different murder suspects.

Farmgate: Speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa Nqakula blocks UDM and ATM from taking action against Cyril Ramaphosa

Politics

3 years ago

Speaker of Parliament Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula has denied two motions from the UDM and ATM to investigate President Cyril Ramaphosa's farm theft allegations.

Minister Lindiwe Zulu says she feels for R350 SRD grant recipients who have not been paid for 2 months

South Africa

3 years ago

Minister of Social Development Lindiwe Zulu says she feels for the R350 Social Relief of Distress grant beneficiaries who have not been paid for two months.

No, the South African Reserve Bank is not working on R500 banknotes and R10 coins

Fact check

3 years ago

The South African Reserve Bank has debunked a social media account that has claimed that it is working on introducing R500 banknotes and R10 coins in future.

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